Call or text 988 for free, confidential, 24/7 support individuals feeling emotionally overwhelmed, in distress, or suicidal
Go to websiteCall: (602) 279-2900
Toll-free: 1 (800) 782-6400
AZ Relay Service: 711
Looking for shelter in Maricopa County? Use the link above to find the list of shelters or call (602) 279-2980 from 8:30am-5:00pm for additional information on availability.
We recommend that you call each shelter to see if they have space. They may be able to share other shelters that have open spots. Open spots may change every day, so calling often is the best way to find help.
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Go to websiteDiscover national organizations providing research on poverty and resources to create systemic change.
Economic Mobility Pathways (EMPath) is a nonprofit that disrupts poverty through direct services, advocacy, research, and a global learning network. Their mission is to transform people’s lives by helping them move out of poverty and to provide other institutions with the tools to systematically do the same.
Go to websiteBrookings brings together more than 300 leading experts in government and academia from all over the world who provide the highest quality research, policy recommendations, and analysis on a full range of public policy issues.
Go to websiteThe UC Davis Center for Poverty & Inequality Research mission is to facilitate non-partisan academic research on poverty in the U.S., disseminate this research, and train the next generation of poverty scholars.
Go to websiteThis academic center at Case Western Reserve University seeks to understand and address poverty by delving into its human, social and economic implications as experienced at the levels of the family and community.
Go to websiteExplore organizations in Arizona doing important work to support women living in poverty.